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Ciena for Education and Research — Ask us About E-Rate!

The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as “E-Rate," is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under he direction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and provides discounts to assist most schools and libraries in the United States to obtain affordable telecommunications and Internet access.

Tap into your network—without the wait:

Top Ten E-Rate Changes - Westcon Public Sector Podcast 1 Learn the important changes to the E-Rate program that affect you, including tightened regulations for SPIN changes, clarification on competitive bidding rules, dark fiber line eligibility, new forms 470 and 471, and much more. With Ronald Sheps, Director, Public Sector Programs Westcon Group North America, and Lou Ordorica, Community Manager, Westcon Group.View Podcast

Researchers and educators work best in collaboration. We can help you connect with 10G, 40G and now 100G networks that are assured, adaptive, and trusted. This means you can put your heads—and your data—together faster than ever before. This is Ciena, bringing you exponentially closer to colleagues around the globe, right now.